Look up: uvula

1. uvula
   [n] - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
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2. Uvula
   The structure that hangs down into the mouth from the back of the palate
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3. Uvula
   Uvula: The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. Its name comes from the Latin word for 'grape,' uva. The uvula has its own little muscle, the musculus uvuae, to...
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4. uvula
   uvula palatinae; specifically, the tongue-like process which projects from the middle of the posterior edge of the soft palate Category: Medicine
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5. uvula
   <otolaryngology> The central tag-like structure hanging down from the edge of the soft palate. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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6. uvula
   noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
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7. uvula
   (u´vu-lә) any hanging, fleshy mass. palatine uvula. adj., u´vular., adj.
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8. Uvula
   • (n.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
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9. uvula
   (from the article `digestive system, human`) ...floor of the nasal cavity. The soft palate is composed of a strong, thin, fibrous sheet, the palatine aponeurosis, and the glossopalatine and ...
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10. uvula
    uvula (s), uvuli (pl) 1. A small, soft structure hanging from the free edge of the soft palate in the midline above the root of the tongue. 2. The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear, or a grape. Its name comes...
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11. uvula
    uvula: see palate.
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12. uvula
    Type: Term Pronunciation: yū′vyū-lă, -lī Definitions: 1. An appendant fleshy mass; a structure bearing a fancied resemblance to the palatine uvula.
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13. UVULA
    A small fleshy mass located on the soft palate above the root of the tongue. (The dangly thing hanging in the back of your throat.) "It'll behoove ya' to take care of your uvula".
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14. uvula
    diminutive of Latin uva = grape.
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15. uvula
    (yoo;vyuu-lua) A fleshy, pendulous portion of the soft palate that blocks the nasopharynx during swallowing.
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16. uvula
    (yoo;vyuu-lua) A fleshy, pendulous portion of the soft palate that blocks the nasopharynx during swallowing.
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17. uvula
    The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.
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